Cigarette lighter



April 5- M. STANSBURY 1,998,339

QIGARETTE LIGHTER Filed Oct. 31', 1933 INVENTOR.

ATTy.

Patented Apr. 16, 1935 PATENT OFFICE CIGARETTE LIGHTER Miller Stansbury,

Washington, D. 0.

Application October 31, 1933, Serial No. 696,076

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in cigarette and cigar lighters,and has for its object to provide a simple and efiicient disappearingshield to protect the flame from wind, thereby increasing the scope andusefulness of the lighter.

As 'will be noted, the conformation of the lighter itself roughlyresembles a well known make and is used only as a background to show theadaptability of my disappearing windshield. In this specific applicationof the shield its action may be termed automatic inasmuch as no manualoperations are necessary to efiect its use other than that required toignite the wick, the normal function of ignition for this lighter beingunchanged and inasmuch as the invention is concerned solely with thedisappearing shield, only a perfunctory description of the wick ignitingmechanism will be given, the purpose being to correlate its functionswith those of the shield.

The invention consists of the novel construction and arrangements of theparts and combination of parts hereinafter more fully set forth in thefollowing specification and pointed out in detail in the accompanyingdrawing:--

Figure I is a perspective view of. a lighter having my invention appliedthereto.

Figure II is a similar view to Figure I showing the protecting shield inthe raised position. Figure III is a vertical longitudinal section ofFigure I.

Figure IV is a vertical longitudinal section of Figure l1.

Figure V is a vertical sectional view taken on the line V-V of FigureII.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, forming part of thisspecification, and in which like reference numerals designate like partsthroughout the several views thereof, M is a case made of metal, orother suitable material, and provided with the usual wick 3'5 whichprojects through the small cylinder E5. on top of the case it is mountedan arm it pivoted at i? and having an aperture 88 in its end acting as asnufier to extinguish the flame and when in its inactive position, asshown in Figure I, prevents evaporation of fuel from the end of the wick37. The arm 56 is held down to its normal position, as shown in Figure Iby the torsion spring 30 in Figure V. The inner end of the arm i6 isprovided with teeth 23 which cooperate with the teeth E9 on the end ofthe arm 20. The said arm 20 is secured to the push rod 8, which latterhas an offset 3 to permit a better leverage ratio and on its upper endis provided a finger rest 2|. The lower end of the push rod 8 is-pivotedat 6 to the lever III, which latter is pivoted at H to the case M. Thesaid pivots ll having their ends resting in the bearings 9 which latterare secured to the opposite walls of the case I in any suitable manner.The opposite end of the lever I0 is pivoted at 26 to the rod 1 whichextends through the guide 4 and carries the protecting shield 22 on itsupper end. The said shield 22 is provided with air vents l near itslower end and has a beveled upper edge 2 10 which fits flush with thesurface of the case II when in its normal position, which is within thecase M.

When the device is to be used the finger is placed on the rest 2! andpressed downwardly causing the arm to be carried down and the lever Hito move up in the position shown in Figure II. As the lever l6 leavesthe cylinder l5 the striking wheel 32, Figure V, formed in the pivotedportion of the arm IE will project a 20 spark from the fiint 3| in thedirection of the now uncovered wick retaining cylinder l5, andsimultaneously the shield 22 will be forced upwardly, through the mediumof the levers heretofore described, and protect the flame from beingblown 25 out by the wind. The said flint 3! is held against the strikingwheel 32 by the spring 33 as shown in Figures III and IV. The removableplug 35 permits access to the fiint when required. The

removable plug 34 also shown in Figures III and IV permits replenishmentof fuel as required. Absorbent material is designated by the numeral 36.When the finger is removed from the finger rest 25 the parts will returnto the position shown in Figure I, at the same time extinguishing the 35flame, and returning the shield to its normal position in the case M.

It can be readily appreciated that the improvements described above arenot confined to p the type of lighter construction shown in the drawingbut may be incorporated in many lighter designs with only minormodifications. I therefore do not desire to be limited to the specificapplication of my invention as disclosed in the drawing but rather tocover to the fullest extent in the appended claims such modifications asthe design hereinbefore described might readily lend itself in itsbroader aspects.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is,

1; In a lighter construction comprising a case, a wick, and a pressureactuated spring loaded means for igniting the said wick, the combinationof a windshield vertically slidable in the said case and conformingthereto and protruding above therefrom when in its shielding position, alever and link system attached to the said windshield, a push rod pinnedat its lower end to the lever and link system and forming part thereofand the upper end of said push rod being topped by a finger rest, saidfinger rest being suitably attached. to the spring loaded igniting meansthereby coordinating the action of a rising shield protecting from thewind the said wick at the time of ignition, the said windshield beingreturned to its inoperative position within the said case by the springloaded igniting means when the said actuating pressure is removed.

2. In a pyrophoric lighter construction comprising a case, a wick, andmeans for igniting the said wick, the combination of a windshieldvertically slidable in and extensible above the said case and conformingthereto, said windshield being provided with air vents in its lowerhalf, a suitable lever and link system one end of said system beingattached to the lower end of the said windshield the other end of thesaid lever and link system protruding through the top of the said caseand being topped by a finger rest, an offset provided in the said leverand link system to afford a maximum leverage ratio, and guidesrestricting play in the said lever and link system.

MILLER. STANSBURY.

